Any hardwood floor can be a great investment as it adds a natural, timeless appeal to your property. Engineered Wood is a great alternative to solid hardwood flooring as it has more dimensional strength, can be less costly, and it is very difficult to distinguish between the two.
What is Engineered Wood Flooring:
Engineered wood flooring is constructed in a way that provides better stability and resistance to variations in temperature and moisture. The exciting part is that it looks like solid wood flooring as the top layer is real, with a plywood base construction underneath. The top layer of hardwood runs perpendicular to the plywood base, which creates the strength of the flooring by allowing it to react to changes in temperature and humidity, meaning that it can be used with underfloor heating and in rooms that significantly change in temperature, such as utility rooms.
Engineered hardwood flooring is found in a wide range of colours and finishes, just like solid wood flooring. It is usually found in fixed lengths, but is available in different thickness.
Because it is stable, it means that it can be installed in a number of different ways including:glued down using flexible flooring adhesive or floated over an underlay.
The advantages of Engineered Wood Flooring:
- Less costly than solid hardwood flooring
- Difficult to tell apart from solid wood flooring once installed
- Has a real layer of wood on top (unlike laminate flooring)
- More resistant to fluctuations in temperature and humidity than solid wood flooring
- A stable product is installed in a variety of ways to suit your property and preference.
- Compatible with underfloor heating
- Mostly found with a click fitting system, making it quick and easy to install
- Available in different wood species, styles, colours, finishes and plank widths
- The top layer (wear layer) is sanded and re-finished if necessary.
